Effect of exercise, heat stress and dehydration on myocardial performance

Occupational Medicine

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 317-323

  Fehling, P C ^a   Haller, J M ^a   Lefferts, W K ^a   Hultquist, E M ^a   Wharton, M ^b   Rowland, T W ^a   Smith, D L ^a  

^a SKIDMORE COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Saratoga Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac strain; Diastolic function; Firefighting; Heat stress; Systolic function

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE EFFECTS; COMPLICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; FIRE FIGHTER; HEAT; HEAT INJURY; HUMAN; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; THERMOREGULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; FIREFIGHTERS; HEAT STRESS DISORDERS; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84930724035     PISSN: 09627480     EISSN: 14718405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqv015     Document Type: Article

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